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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Freda?
(a) 21.
(b) 26.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

2. How did Freda and Brenda know the woman who died?
(a) They did not know her.
(b) They knew her from the old neighborhood.
(c) They worked with her.
(d) They knew her from school.

3. Who is the only living relative Freda has?
(a) Half sister.
(b) Second cousin.
(c) Distant aunt.
(d) Brother.

4. Whose funeral do Freda and Brenda watch?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The vicar.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) A child.

5. What is unusual about the Italian men working at the factory?
(a) They take naps at noon.
(b) Only two of them speak English.
(c) They have wine in the morning.
(d) They go home for lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Freda and Brenda work?

2. What is Freda's reaction to the funeral?

3. What does Freda tell Rossi?

4. In what city is THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING set?

5. Who is the Irishman who works in the factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Freda and Brenda doing as the story opens?

2. What are Freda and Brenda's circumstances and how did they meet?

3. What is Freda's reaction when she learns that she and Brenda have been given the afternoon off due to the "death" of Freda's mother?

4. Who is Maria and what is her attachment to Freda?

5. Where do Freda and Brenda work?

6. How are the differences in Freda and Brenda apparent as they watch the funeral from the window?

7. Why has Freda decided to take a few days off work?

8. What does Freda ask Brenda to steal from the factory?

9. What are Freda's dreams about a life with Vittorio and how is the outing her last hope to achieve them?

10. What are Freda's motivations for her behavior regarding Brenda?

(see the answer keys)

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